Electric heater.



J. B. MURRAY.

ELECTRIC HEATER.

APPLICATION mu) Jun; 28, 19:5.

atented Jan. 4, 1916.

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JOSEPH Bi MURRAY, OF BROOKLYN, N

ELECTRIC HEATER.

Application filed June 28, 1915.

To all lllumlit may C'OI'HIUIH Be it known that I, Josm-n B. .\lriu:.\\', a citizen of. the. United States, residing. at lhooldvn. in the county of Kings and State of New York, have. invented a certain new and useful lnun-ovement in Electric Heaters. of which the. following is a specification.

The. inrcntioii is an electric toaster, cnn bod \-'in y a"containing box of sheet metal, a heating element within and extending transversely across said boxin a unlltiplirity of parallel portions, and a 'grid in said box for supporting the object to be heated above said heating element. 'lhcinrention-consists in the construction hereinafter described, whereby the device is simplified and cheapened. To this end the box is uiade of a single piece of sheetmetal stamped into form. T hc vertical partition .walls which support the'heatiug element are. each single pieces of sheet metal connected to thcjbo'i; by tongues passing through open ings in the bottom, and are each provided wji t h longitudinal slots closed by plates of mica; through holes in which mica plates the heating wire is passed." Said m-icaplates are secured-by:bending-rarer the edges of the partition walls. The gr d s simply a number of ])i-ll'illl6l \'\-'n-e.s-disposed in holes in the upper bent over edges of said partition walls. The

joint between, the ends of. the heating: wire. andthe circuit wires is arranged outside of the box and is incloscd in a. cover box united to'thc" containing box wall and filled with plaster or other insulating material. 'he construction of the joint is such that it cannot become loosened or disrupted by any ordinar -handling of the (lGYiCr.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a top view of my electric toaster. Fig. 2. isa section on the line. 2, 2 of Fig. 1. Fig 3 is a section on the line 3, 3 of Fig. 1..

Similar numbers of reference indicate like parts,

4 is a. box of sheet metal, preferably formed in one piece by stamping, and provided with supporting legs 5.

6 and 7 are partition walls of similar" metal, disposed parallel to one another within the box and at a distance from the longitw dinal walls thereof. Said partition walls are alike, so that a description of one applies to both. The end portions 8 of each partition wall are bent at right angies and provided with tongues 9 which pass through Specification of Ltters Patent.

'atcnicdJzm. 4, 1916.

Serial No 36.728.

openings in the lmttoin of the box. and are turned against said bottom. hi this way the partition walls 6, i are secured in vertical position in the. boxf The middle portion of each partition wall (3 or 7 is made wider than the end portions 8, so that the upper and lower longitudinal edges of said middleportion may be bent om, as shown at 10. In

each partithin wall is a longitudinal slot,

closed by a plate ll of mica or other insulat- 'lll material. which is held in place by the,

then through the. oppositehole in the mica plate of partition wall. 7, then back of wall 7 and through the next adjacent hole in said last-named mica plate, then back to wall G, and so on to produce a number of parallel portions extending trai'isversclyacross box 4.:

"lho end portions oi? the heating element 1:

lie in the space between partition wall (land the ad acent longitudinal wa ll. of the boa and a re preferably covered with asbestos lllSillik tion, as shown at L4. fiecured in said box wall is a. plate 13, also {of mica, having holes through which the insulated end portions 14 pass. In order to protect the joint between said end portions 14 and the circuit wires 15,

here shown insulated and twisted together, I

provide a semi-cylindrical cover box l6 of sheetinctal, open on one side and having at the edges thereof? tongues 17 which enter slots in the box w all and are bent over on the inner side of said wall to secure said box. 10

in place. Before the box 16 is attached, however, I pass the circuit wires 15through an opening in the semi-cylimlrical wall of said box and make an enlargement upon them,

such as the rwerhand knot 1S,'Within box. The. ends of the heating element and the ends otthe circuit wires, both denuded of insulation, are then twisted together, as shown at or otherwise 'nniterh The cover box 16 is then secure-d, as files-bribed, to the containing box 4', and the space Within box 16 is filled prefcral'vlv with liquid plaster 1 other ceinent whit sets on hardening, which is introduced through an opening 20 in the Wall of said box. iihe object of enlarge mentor knot 18 is to prevent any possibility of the. noun: wires being drawn out 01 box l0, and the Object of the plaster filling is to embed the joint within the box 16 in solid insulating material.

In order to form a grid for supporting the toast or other object subjected to the action of the heating element, I form in the upper bent oreredges ot the partition, walls b, 7, a number of holes which receive straight pieces 21 of. (preferably copper) wire dis- .posed parallel to one another. These pieces of wire are put in place in partition walls (3 and 7 before said-walls are secured in box 4, and are of sullicient length closely to approximate at their ends the longitudinal Walls ofsaid box, whereby any longitudinal displacement of them after the parts are assembled is prevented.

In order to support the heating element against downward saggin", I provide bars of sheet metal, which are placed in slots formed near the ends of the end portions of partition walls 6 and '7, and these also are put in place before said walls are secured in box 4.

It is to be observed that this construction does away with all soldered joints, and substitutes tongues and slots. The. joint between the heating wireends and the. circuit wires which cannot be soldered is made by uniting said POI'tlUHS mechanically outside of the box, where it is completely protected;

All of the parts are also simplified. The boxes 4 and 16 are stamped out of single pieces of Sheet metal. The partition walls (3* the mica plates 11 preferably extend beyond.

the ends of the partition walls 6, 7-, as shown at 23, so as to form compartments between said walls and the walls of the box.

I claim: 1. An electric heater, comprising a conextending between au lsupported upon said insulating plates.

An electrlc heater. comprising a coin taming box, two walls within said box, each wall baring its end .portions bent atright angles and secured" to the bottom of said box and baring in' tsnuddle portion a longitudinal slot, a ,plate of insulating mate-' rial covering the said slot in each wall and secured in place by bending orer the longitudinal edges of said wall, and a wire-heating element extending between. 'and supported upon said insulating plates v 2). An electric heater, comprising a containing box, two walls within said box, each \\'all baring its end portions bent at right angles and secured'to the bottom of said box, a wire-heating element supported on said walls and extending to and fro between them, and supporting bars extending between the bent end portions of each wall and disposed below said heating element. I 4.' An electric heater, comprising a containing box, two. longitudinally slotted walls of inetz'ilflwithin said .box, the said walls having perforations above said slots, plates of insulating material secured on said walls and covering said slots, :1 wire-heating element extending between and supported upon said insulating plates, and a] grid formed of loose'metal rods extending through and inclosed in said wall perforations.

In testimony whereof I have atfixed my signature in presence'of two witnesses JOSEPH B. MURRAY. Witnesses:

GERTRUDE T. Ion'rnn MAY T. MCGARRY. 

